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Crypto Converter

Real-time Bitcoin, Ethereum and top coin prices.

From bitcoin to dollars, refreshed each minute.

Tuning into the markets…

Understanding crypto prices

The price is whatever someone just paid.

Bitcoin's price isn't a number on a chart — it's the most recent trade across a fragmented set of exchanges.

Where the price comes from.

Unlike stocks, crypto has no single venue. Bitcoin trades on dozens of exchanges simultaneously — Coinbase, Binance, Kraken, OKX, Bybit, regional ones besides — and each has its own order book and slightly different price. Aggregators publish a volume-weighted average; that's the figure on most converters. Your actual price depends on which exchange, which side of the order book, and how big your order is.

Volatility, in perspective.

A 5% move in a single day is unremarkable for bitcoin. The same move in a major fiat pair would make headlines. Annualised volatility of bitcoin is several times that of equities, and smaller coins move several times more than that again. Any calculator that converts crypto to fiat is showing a snapshot — refresh in five minutes and the number will have moved.

Market cap is not money in.

A coin with a $1 billion "market cap" doesn't have a billion dollars sitting somewhere. The figure is just price × supply — a back-of-the-envelope number. Try to sell every coin at the current price and the price collapses long before you're done. Slippage matters, especially on thinly traded coins.

market cap = price × circulating supply

Stablecoins and the dollar peg.

USDT, USDC and other stablecoins aim to track the US dollar one-to-one. Most of the time they do, but not always: in times of stress they've traded as low as $0.85. The peg is a target, not a guarantee, and the mechanism behind it differs by issuer (collateralised reserves for USDC, algorithmic for some failed projects).

Why on-chain price ≠ exchange price.

A swap on Uniswap and a trade on Binance can quote different numbers for the same token at the same instant. Bots arbitrage the gap, but in volatile moments the spread widens before the bots catch up. If precision matters, name the venue.

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers.

Where do crypto prices come from?

CoinGecko, refreshed hourly via our edge cache.

Are these real-time prices?

They're cached up to one hour to keep the page fast and stay within free-tier rate limits. For trading, always use a real exchange.

Which coins are supported?

The top 50+ cryptocurrencies by market cap, including BTC, ETH, SOL, ADA, DOT and more.

Can I convert satoshis?

Enter a fraction of BTC (e.g. 0.00000001 BTC = 1 satoshi) and convert to any currency.

Is the crypto converter free?

Yes — fully free, no signup, no ads.

Can I share a conversion link?

Yes — the URL updates with your selection so you can bookmark or share.

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